Switch to NJAW to give villagers softer water, reliability
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, announced last week that it has been awarded the operation and maintenance contract for the South Orange Village water services, so villagers should be prepared for the upcoming service switch from the East Orange Water Commission to New Jersey […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Board of Education, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, unanimously approved the design of a proposed two-storey, multi-purpose building, with an attic, to be constructed at Foley Field. The board vote followed a presentation by Mike Napolitano, president of the Foley Field Foundation, a non-profit organization assisting with improvements at the sports facility. […]
ROSELAND, NJ — ARC of Essex County officially opened a group home for disabled, low-income adults in Roseland on Thursday, Aug. 4. The renovation of and programming for the residence was spearheaded by The ARC of Essex County, with the Essex County Division of Housing and Community Development providing funds from its HOME program to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The proposed merger of two Roman Catholic churches in Montclair has upset longtime Bloomfield and Glen Ridge parishioners who are members of one of the churches. The Archdiocese of Newark, which oversees Catholic churches in Essex County, issued a decree on July 18 combining Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and Immaculate Conception. […]
CyberCamp teaches Web safety, security
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Hanging out in a computer lab for a week in the summer might not sound exciting to some, but for the 13 middle schoolers enrolled in the weeklong Air Force Association CyberCamp at the East Orange YMCA’s Capital One Computer Lab and Learning Center, it was an unforgettable experience to see […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers recently promoted 13 members of the Irvington Police Department, ranging from sergeant to deputy chief. Capt. Stephen Yannotti, Det. Capt. Michael Tomich and Capt. Dwayne Mitchell were all promoted to deputy chief. The other promotions included: Lt. Stewart Townsend, Lt. Kenneth Price, Lt. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Walls completely lined with new patterned backpacks, rows of brand new sneakers, and racks and racks of clothing — this was the scene at the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section’s Back 2 School Store on Sunday, July 31, at B’nai Shalom in West Orange. The Back 2 School […]
Pokemon no-GO
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange man is attempting to stop Pokemon GO players from intruding on his property by filing a lawsuit seeking class-action status in Northern California Federal Court against Niantic Inc., The Pokemon Company and Nintendo Co. Ltd., the organizations responsible for the hugely popular augmented reality game. Jeffrey Marder claims […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — That a summer camp can change a child’s life is undeniable when looking into the shining eyes of Trevon, a 4-year-old camper at the South Mountain Y in Maplewood, who has been able to attend the Y Knots summer camp program for nine weeks thanks to donations by the local community to […]
ORANGE, NJ — Despite Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington’s ruling Thursday, Feb. 18, that former Orange business administrator Willis Edwards III must repay the city $268,750 he was paid while working illegally as a city employee with that title, Edwards has failed to pay anything, according to Robert Tarver, attorney for the Orange City Council. […]